City bus vs Fire truck
City bus vs fire truck
Fire truck is larger on weight
Fire truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.4×.
A city bus and a fire truck can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| City bus | Fire truck | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 11,000–20,000 kg | 14,000–36,000 kg |
| Height | 300–340 cm | 300–370 cm |
| Length | 900–1,875 cm | 800–1,400 cm |
| Width | 250–260 cm | 240–260 cm |
| Typical cost | 450,000–1,300,000 $ | 500,000–2,200,000 $ |
What the numbers say
- Fire truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.4×.
- City bus and fire truck are near enough identical on height.
- City bus is somewhat greater than fire truck on length — about 1.3×.
- City bus and fire truck are near enough identical on width.
- Fire truck is 1.5× city bus on typical cost.
Weight compared.
Fire truck 14,000–36,000 kg
City bus 11,000–20,000 kg
City bus
A low-floor bus built for urban stop-start service, typically 12 metres long.
Fire truck
A firefighting vehicle carrying a pump, hose and water, or an aerial ladder or platform.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, city bus or fire truck?
- Fire truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do city buses and fire trucks compare on height?
- City bus: 300–340 cm. Fire truck: 300–370 cm. City bus and fire truck are near enough identical on height.
- How do city buses and fire trucks compare on length?
- City bus: 900–1,875 cm. Fire truck: 800–1,400 cm. City bus is somewhat greater than fire truck on length — about 1.3×.
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place